Is sonic adventure 1 or 2 better

[@Carterplaz]

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[@Carterplaz]

I could be live now???!!!!

[@garfieldodie3106]

As a kid I would have said SA1 hands down no competition. I loved the hub worlds and just being able to play around as every character. However now I’d say SA2 because I like the music more and find the levels more structured and replayable. Also the chao garden in SA2 is amazing.

[@garfieldodie3106]

Overall I like SA2’s story more too, I think it’s the best sonic game story, however SA1 had a few good story moments as well.

[@A_person646]

And no story for big and “Fraggy” is the straw that broke the camel’s back

[@pedronerd8116]

This sums up exactly like I feel now When you try to 100% both games it's very clear how much SA2 is more polished and well tought

[@garfieldodie3106]

@@pedronerd8116 Completely agreed. More polished and well thought out is exactly how I'd describe SA2.

[@antony3213]

​@@A_person646si bien eso en SA1 fue realmente estúpido, siento que ese juego tiene más claro en como contar su historia que SA2

[@StatixFH]

the fact that there is a debate goes to show how great this duology really is

[@NRalter]

Me personally I enjoy Sonic Adventure 1 more, the hub world's felt more adventurous than SA2 and the game itself is just so fun. And the stopping sound effect Sonic has when braking is so great

[@uhgreeeeeeensquare]

Completely agree

[@thecoolbroscoolman4672]

I like how SA1 went with the foreshadowing route while SA2 went with the cool and radical approach

[@Carterplaz]

So real

[@boiii3productions945]

Also I heard the original versions for the Dreamcast had no intro for some reason

[@aclstudios]

@@boiii3productions945 only for SA2... it was weird.

[@stepehano7447]

Imo, I liked everything in SA1 more than 2 from gameplay to writing and music, but SA2 has a better Chao garden than SA1

[@Aoun01]

Sonic Adventure felt like....an adventure game lol. The way the hub world is designed, adding lots of exploration and interactivuty, it feels more like an adventure. Sonic Adventure 2 is just playing through levels, albeit some levels were really fun and structured, and the chao garden in SA2 was insane. SA1 clears for me, but as someone who puts literal hundreds of hours in just the chao garden, SA2 is on another level.

[@kevinsteelflex7371]

Sa1 is more ambitious, but I find SA2 more polished and more engaging in terms of story. Visually, it looks more vibrant too.

[@jonathanhargraves2241]

I used to hate SA2 and praise SA1 like it was the greatest game ever. Nowadays, I think that both are solid games with their own unique set of flaws and strengthens. I still like SA1 more, but not by much; the bad parts of SA1 that the game has you play aren't as as abhorrent as the bad parts in SA2, and if they are, they usually don't stick around for long

[@jamainegardner4193]

When it comes to the intro cutscenes, I'd say SA1's has a more cinematic feel so it wins out.

[@TheArmandHammer]

He talking about the game bruh not just the intro

[@jamainegardner4193]

@@TheArmandHammer yeah and I was talking about the first point he brought up because it's the most original part of the video.

[@TheArmandHammer]

@@jamainegardner4193 o ma fault but u right tho SA1 does have a better intro cutscene than 2

[@randomuwuface]

But it spoils the final boss I agree tho And it’s cgi Pretty sure sa2’s one is in-engine

[@Dr_Disconnect]

The reason Shadow dies isn't because it's what Maria wanted. It's because he pushed himself and ran out of rings. His fight is the last one before him and sonic both power up to warp the Ark away. He ran out simple as that and fell to Earth.

[@rhythmicb2245]

I also think that it’s because that was his first time using the form, so his body wasn’t conditioned, unlike sonic, who used it plenty of times before.

[@chrislacy1990]

My pick: Adventure. While there are positives and negatives in both games, here’s how I came to my decision: - Story: Adventure - Visuals: Adventure 2 - Soundtrack: Adventure 2 - Mechanics: Adventure - Sales (tiebreaker): Adventure

[@Chunkydedede]

For me it’s Adventure, the songs are better in my opinion, All the themes of each character have NO autotune, and are made from pure talent and sound good. ( maybe not for amy and big) Also SA2 music is good but do sound a bit off ( Especially tails) for tails theme the instrumental sounds good, but when words are put it matches the instrumental which sounds odd. Also SA1 wins in visuals, the opening cutscene in SA1 was a better quality than the opening for SA2, but SA2 also has animation like SA1 but a lower quality, not as advanced as Adventures higher quality animation

[@TheWandererTravelVlogs]

I enjoy both, but SA1 reminds me more of the early Sonic games, just good, wholesome fun, with a couple of sad moments in there, such as Tikal flashback and such. SA2 is very good but I think that was the start of the franchise taking itself too seriously and that gave us games like Shadow The Hedgehog and Sonic 06

[@mino000]

Shadow the hedgehog and sonic 06 are awesome games

[@reincarnatedsoul1341]

​@@mino000to each their own I guess...

[@biodock2003]

I like how the Biolizard makes minor background appearances in newspapers and in the computer before he actually reveals himself. It’s kind of like how Staypuft from Ghostbusters or the velociraptors from Jurassic Park keep making small cameos throughout both films.

[@bryanweiss4881]

Was always 2 for me even back then, but 1 is so much fun too

[@officialtbhoops]

Chao garden in SA2 makes me take it over SA1.

[@AlphaSmoke100]

dude i need sonic adventure 3 so bad

[@Red7Ent]

If you’re asking which game is better, you really gotta look at the DC originals. Especially with the opening cutscenes - considering the fact that SA2 on DC didn’t have one, so SA1 wins by default. Also, the DX version of SA1 is bugged to crap, and the Dreamcast original really doesn’t have most of those bugs.

[@aluzion2616]

This video was cool honestly i realy liked it. Do you plan todo other video like that ?

[@Red7Ent]

You can speed things up with Amy by doing the hammer jump. :)

[@Carterplaz]

for real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chao-thereal]

@@Carterplaz reel 100%11!!1!1!1

[@ORLY911]

I like the general feel and atmosphere of the first, and feel like it has a bit more polish to the gameplay. 2 has a lot more content and more focused gameplay. I think I prefer SA1, none of the characters overstay their welcome while in 2 it does feel like it drags its feet near the end with hamming in more sections for each character. Btw, if you're playing the HD port of SA2, may I recommend looking into a deadzone fix for your stick, the built in controls are a bit busted on the HD port so it makes movement ESPECIALLY the walkers feel very awkward, and far more awkward than they should.

[@RaginDragn24]

Kinda hard to pick which one i like more sometimes. It depends on my mood. I have them both 100% achievements on xbox mainly cause i love both games.

[@Jackalos1]

SA2 is by far the most popular game in the speedrunning community not just between the two but out of all Sonic games. Make of that what you will but I personally prefer SA2 for a number of reasons. My biggest issue with SA2 is definitely the botched treasure hunting radar though. I don't really mind the mech stages tbh, but I feel it would've been better if they skipped on the idea of pairing the characters and only had robotnik in a mech.

[@TigerHenry678]

I think Sonic Adventure 1 is better, I think it's just more fun of an experience, even when Big and Amy's playstyles exist, though Adventure 2 is more polished.

[@sethisevilone02]

sa1 cuz 1 your not forced to play stages you dont want to 2 you have the hub worlds that let you breath after beating a stage and helps make the world feel more alive 3 knuckles stages dont lock the radar 4 gamma shooting stages are just a little more fun and fast pace then tails/eggmans 5 it built off the story of sonic 3k wonderfully 6 eggman in sa1 was dominating the gang for 1/2 the game {he was using all 300 iq points to get them emeralds 7 THE EGG CARRIER 8 sonic controls were peak in sa1 9 it gave every character lots of development that future games can build of 10 the levels were really well designed {sa2 levels were also great but way more jankey due to sonic controls being worse IMO} 11 i dont care what anyone says but sonic knuckles eggman voice actors killed it 12 all the chaos boss fights are unique and creative 13 beta mk2 fight was goated 14 perfect chaos was soo awsome 15 overall it was just easier and controlled better and i loved how much love each character got but sa2 is still top 5 dont get me wrong that game is really great

[@pedronerd8116]

I understand what you are saying but.... SA1 also forces you to play with all the playstyles, wich I would argue is even worse thanks to Big's stages

[@shyguy85]

​@@pedronerd8116and.. so does SA2, but even worse since you can't just exclusively play one type of stage.

[@Anti_Kayden]

Every single time I watch the opening for SA2 I get the chills

[@Gamex-Frontiers]

SA1 is a winner, MIC DROP!

[@Heazytoohot]

Adventure one no contest 😁

[@ArmoredarmadilloX]

I prefer Sa1's physics, control, and attempt at a big ambitious story... I prefer Sa2's Chao systems, better movesets, and flow

[@Carterplaz]

never played the chow garden so i was hesitant to put it in the video

[@lamontthompson3253]

the moves in sa2 is so bad

[@lamontthompson3253]

the moves are so bad in sa2 because most of the abilities is map to 1 button, its a struggle to use the light speed dash some times.

[@ArmoredarmadilloX]

@@lamontthompson3253 you could've made your response 1 comment. Also I never had trouble with the lightspeed dash. Plus, the bounce bracelet helped a ton with platforming

[@lamontthompson3253]

@@ArmoredarmadilloX well its still a noticeable problem people encounter, especially new players

[@raging_raccoonhd6994]

I feel like sa1 is the better game, gameplay wise but story wise ofc it's sa2

[@Red7Ent]

Sonic Adventure 2 doesn’t have an opening cutscene. You’re using rerelease ports. These are not the original games. Sonic Adventure 1 has the better opening cutscene by virtue of its existence. I don’t think it’s fair to use later rereleases. Sonic Adventure ≠ Sonic Adventure DX. Sonic Adventure 2 ≠ Sonic Adventure 2 Battle. The GameCube and Steam releases are not the same as the Dreamcast versions. They’re similar, but not the same.

[@qtippz]

lol. As soon as you pretty much said the intro in SA2 was better than SA1, that's when I knew this video was going to be biased towards SA2. And sure enough I was right. It's obvious you grew up with SA2 first. They both have their pros and cons but SA1 >>>> SA2

[@jaimeordonez468]

bad take

[@qtippz]

@@jaimeordonez468 Right take

[@mendosstuff6400]

"I disagree with your opinion, therefore you're biased" anyways you're wrong

[@qtippz]

@@mendosstuff6400 🙄

[@Carterplaz]

@@qtippz i apreciate your critizisim for showing my bias, but i will say a opinion is a opinion.

[@QuardupapGaming]

Adventure has Gamma. Automatic win

[@UltimatumDemon]

10:40 Your arguments for why SA2 is better, is moronic. Open world: It's pretty much depends on people's opinion. SA did a pretty good job on making it simple, yet giving good details and make it like an "adventure" to travel around. Playing as 2 Knuckles: You already said at 5:04 why SA Knuckles is better than SA2 Playing as 2 tails? You don't even play as "Tails", you play as a skin swapped Gamma with worse controls.

[@Izuhu]

IMO Atmosphere - SA1 Overall gameplay - SA1 (SA2 could have did the mech stages better) Gameplay mechanics - Tie (SA1 mechanics is perfect for speedrunning, but SA2 mechanics expands on Sonic's abilities) Story - SA2 Music - Tie

[@csurname]

3:21 same number

[@luckyguy8547]

adventure 2, no sweat. best game of all time.

[@__gabedababe__]

I played SA2 so much as a kid I love it

[@ChaseCarosella]

You deserve more subscribers ❤😊

[@kevinsteelflex7371]

Sa2 really made like cityscapes at night lol Mission Street and Radical Highway

[@pinhe4d321]

Both games are 9/10, but SA2 is better.

[@Symptomatic315]

There is so much to unpack. Both have their ups and downs. Sonic feels so much better to control in SA1 and I love the physics. Speedrunning that game is so fun. There is so much charm that is lost for the darker tone of SA2 (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing). The hub worlds and the goofy cutscenes make me smile. I have to knock it though for the other characters not being as fun to play as SA2 and the stages not being as polished as SA2. SA2 also has the better story and OST too. Overall SA1 is probably the weaker game, but idc I’ll play the Sonic stages a million times.

[@crashwing3716]

Sonic Adventure 1 for me, Adventure 2's level design is just not what I wanted or expected. Adventure 1 had amazing level design and physics.

[@jah-of1eb]

They have their pros and cons but personally i fell in love with SA1 over the years

[@trapez77]

I like 1s controls and hub but everything else is better in sa2

[@nisaiahcampbell8390]

Sonic Adventure 2 was the first Sonic game I've played on gamecube, at first I needed some time and a little practice to master it and I did, a few years later I started to become a pro at it. When I played Sonic Generations and won, I saw the end credits of every Sonic game in history, one of them I've noticed was Sonic Adventure, I wanted to see what made it tick, and that thing was the Main theme Open your heart by Crush 40. That song made love this game and heavy metal music, and also Chaos being one of my favorite characters in the franchise, I guess Sega want to give Sonic a challenge, like Sonic hates water and his fighting an enemy made of water, how ironic. Anyway, both games are equally great.

[@SonicAdventureX]

I think Sonic Adventure 1 is better because it was an open world. Thanks to the Sonic OC's, they ruined Sonic Adventure 2 for me.

[@VampireA1056]

SA1 is miles better, SA2 is overrated but still great.

[@TipstoTheBest]

I prefer SA1’s opening so much more than SA2’s but I do love them both.

[@official_scattyfan]

knuckles and eggman and tails and eggman where is rouge? 😂 it’s just so funny good vid tho

[@0rderSol]

With the Definitive PC versions under my belt, we're talking QoL fixes and DC restored content and all, I'd still prefer SA1, SA2 is now a close second though the modding community diidn't have to go as far as overhaul every cutscene to make the game overall better (as well as radar fix, better tail/eggman mech controls). The difference is that SA2 is still kind of pain to 100%, SA1 I enjoy every stage and the 3 emblems that come with it, SA2 can take those Cart stages and shove it. SA2 has a far better chao garden (somehow better with Chao World), and online 2-player. I think it all comes down to preference and I can see if SA2 is someone's winner but in my book it'll always be close now.

[@Juancarlos22113]

If you would have kept the same adventure style from sa1 to sa2. Sa2 would have been the ultimate game. Sonic frontiers got it right with the map layout but I hate the style. They should have kept it where all the characters interplayed together with their story lines

[@Yourself1.0]

In my opinion, SA1 had everything going for it. If I was just told what the game was like and what it would be about, I’d be stoked. And I was until I started playing. I gotta give credit where it’s due, for a 1998 game this isn’t bad, it’s not great but not bad. My issue with SA1 is just how good the story was but it’s all messed up by doofy gameplay and stupid cutscenes. On the other hand, SA2 was fun for me to play through, and unlike SA1 It didn’t take me a year and a half to beat it. SA1 is so cool in concept but really fails to hold up today.

[@thetoondevil]

Having grown up with SA2, I enjoyed the game. It has a more constructive story, but if you were to ask me which game was more fun to play? I'd tell you Adventure 1. All the characters levels felt well designed, where in SA2, some levels felt padded out. I loved Game stages, but the shooter stages in the sequel felt like a chore.

[@KeltkeGH]

SA1 is better than SA2 SA1 Sonic >>>>>> SA2 Sonic/Shadow SA1 Knuckles >>>>>> SA2 Knuckles/Rouge SA1 Tails >>>>>>> SA2 Tails SA1 Gamma >>>>>> SA2 Tails/Eggman Even Amy can be fun in SA1 too. The only big letdown is Big's gameplay in SA1 which is basically the only really bad thing from that game. And yeah, SA2 Chao Garden is better than SA1's.

[@tailzgimer1726]

Sonic adventure 1 feels more like a 3D classic sonic game where exploration and different routes take you to different goodies like extra lives and it doesn’t matter how you get to the end It even has classic sonic level tropes with casino stages and water stages While SA2 is a prototype modern boost game where it focuses on how fast you can get to a level and the games ranks you on it and extra routes don’t reward you but rather makes you get the goal faster and doing other stuff gives you a higher score which is required to get good ranks Sonic adventure if you think about was the real sonic 4 at the time While sonic Sonic adventure 2 was the beginning to a new approach to sonic levels

[@Sebbythehdgehog]

bro is underated

[@AndrewVR234]

I would say SA1 but I hate big the cat and I can’t beat his stages

[@Carterplaz]

Thank you everyone that has watcehd this video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RayyanTheLad]

It doesn’t matter Uncle Ben, Sonic Boom Rise Of Lyric is better

[@Red_Rascal90]

I thought there was gonna be an intro or something( im new to the channel) but then he just jumps right into the video

[@petergilveet6666]

SA1 is one good campaing and 5 half assed ones. SA2 is all killer no filler. SA1 is better for people who only liked the Sonic playstyle, Sonic gameplay is at its best there and more prevalent, but as a game in general, SA2 is superior.

[@Sonic-Dx]

The thing about sa2 is that Something’s that Sa2 did Sa1 did better like the run cycles So in sa1 his walk wasn’t bad or good but in sa2 It’s worse with him Flaying his arms and legs as he slides kinda his job in sa1 his jog was decent (but just like sa2 walk cycle his Sa2 jog is just him flalying his arms and legs around ) And in sa1 His run was good in sa2 Its just the jog getting faster and in sa1 his Top speed animation (when he hits a boost) and it looks great his run is smooth like he’s Coasting And in sa2 his top speed is just A mess.. (Also in sa1 his shoes have this blur and stretch effect and it looks great But they removed it from Sa1 game cube pc And sa2)

[@moonlightdenial]

mine is... BIGS BIG FISHING ADVENTURE 3!!

[@DemarcusSeaton]

sa1 when i was younger tbf and the music aswell but now im older i gotta say sa2

[@ArthDragon14]

I don’t think we’ll get another sonic game with a story as compelling as SA2

[@MarioHeadJr]

While 2 was great, I still think 1 was better. Could just be the nostalgia talking tho

[@PikachuGamerSMT]

In my opinion it’s sa1 (obviously NOT DX) but sa2’s chao garden is better BUT chao world extended exists so sa1 ALL THE WAY

[@thefinalfam6630]

there both the best sonic games ever made in my opinion But I liked sonic adventures 1 slightly more

[@flyforce16]

SA2 Supremacy Squad rise UP

[@sethisevilone02]

SA1 Supremacy Squad would like yall to sit down

[@douglasbrzeski668]

Both games look and play better on the dreamcast. The gc versions added some content but they don't run as well or look as polished.

[@alster06]

SA1 anyday SA2 is great .. for 50% of the game the issue is Eggman and Tails levels bit being as fun as SA1 shooting levels and Rouge and Knuckles levels not having the ideal 3 Crystal tracker instead of just the One Crystal at a time

[@1993Southparkfan]

I know this video is a year old, but the reason why Gamma is killing his brothers is to save the animals.

[@darkshadowssonic]

the thing that kills SA2 for me is honestly the nerfed radar in the treasure hunting levels, Why did they nerf it. Ultamitely the treasure hunting is better is Sa1 and i also am not a huge fan of the mech shooting, so basicly in SA2 i only like 1 out of the 3 different mission types. SA1 only levels i dislike are Big and Amy, everything else is fine. I enjoy more of what SA1 has to offer.

[@blazinginfernape2205]

Check your video before you submit it. It's only 12 minutes.

[@GarfieldThrownOutTheWindow]

I like both

[@tetermc]

SA1 because I can just play the good levels and ignore the trash other characters. I also like the music more.

[@wargandi7659]

SA 1 for me. I love sonic free movement. When I got SA 2 on release date that was my biggest complaint. Sonic was so stiff and he couldn't do quick turns as easily not could I abuse the spin dash to get anywhere I was on maps. SA 2 took that away and make completely linear maps for each character. And maybe it was just me but I love ice cap. You have to grab on to spikes and turn and jump off them like a sonic platformer, land and run up the side then abuse the spin dash to get to top faster and the switch. Dont get me wrong I love SA 2 as well it was fun running thru stages as fast as possible but I always found myself going back to SA 1 just to replay ice cap and speed highway. (my absolute favorite stage)

[@jorgescarenzi2438]

Better stages in SA2 but dislike the idea to play with all characters in story mode and can’t select your game according the character like SA

[@ytgameboy64]

You meant to say Tails and Eggman stages are the same not Knuckles

[@Carterplaz]

@@ytgameboy64 nah tails doesn’t exist

[@SWOOSHINE_THINGS]

Sa2 has better music Sa1 has better gameplay tho and sa1 and sa1 both have good cutscenes so it’s really hard to say

[@FoxHunter1438]

Easy answer for your question: both. Both is good

[@CookieFiend519]

Mistah Franquito?

[@niyol8982]

Outside of story, SA1 is better in every way

[@RiseofTaitoShirei]

Both equally for me

[@ki_charger]

Sonic Adventure 3 (Sonic Unleashed) is the better one imo

[@VampireA1056]

Although you're right, Sonic 06 is SA3 as much as I hate to admit it.

[@YouAreASadStrangeMan]

​@@VampireA1056no, sonic heroes is sa3

[@VampireA1056]

@@YouAreASadStrangeMan 06 is closer to the adventure games then Unleashed and Heroes when it comes to gameplay.

[@waff64]

open your heart is better than live and learn

[@thelookingcat]

2 because better progression

[@Sminktus]

sonic adventure is better because the tails and knuckles stages are so much better in the first

[@TheGreatMii]

8:24 *Tails and Eggman

[@Major.321]

SAB2 is King. Best Sonic game. Sonic Heros & Sonic Riders is next

[@cyborgsoldier117]

SA2 hands down

[@tetrastreamxvii]

SA1 is better, because of Big the Cat.

[@shardsoftime0952]

Both

[@dreamnail]

Sonic Unleashed

[@PlushieMaster]

Heres my 2 cents The intro cutscene shouldnt matter too much in my opinion since both are skipable SA1's level design (aside from Knuckles) is shit. SA2 has way better gameplay on the Speed and Mech stages

[@SuperGo4]

Sa2 fanboy i assume?

[@PlushieMaster]

Nah I'm an Unleashed and Black Knight fanboy lmao

[@realMetalsonic646]

How about… both?

[@VirtuousAezon]

sonic adventure 2 is better

[@Jonathan-mr8pz]

Sa2 is so much better it’s insane

[@Irons960]

one is better